A Elumalai, former local administration minister of Puducherry succumbed to coronavirus on Wednesday (August 12).
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The 53-year-old leader tested positive for the infection and was admitted to JIPMER in Puducherry on Tuesday.
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He was local administration minister in the Congress ministry headed by the then chief minister N Rangasamy in 2001.
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Elumalai was also chairman of the Puducherry Agro Services and Industrial Corporation (PASIC) run by the territorial government.
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As of Tuesday, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Tamil Nadu is 52,810.
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Till date, 1,86,156 males, 1,22,464 females and 29 transgenders have tested positive for the virus in the state.
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